Teammates Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson Look Forward to Imbibing Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie’s Legacies

Walking on a path is one thing, but stepping into a place that contains the legacies of distinguished players is entirely something else. Such is the case with Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson. With the athletes being drafted, the WNBA itself is transitioning as this class of talented athletes has flocked into the league.

Focusing on this transition, LA Sparks’ rookies, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson engage in an insightful and entertaining conversation. Let’s take a look at what they talked about.

Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson have big shoes to fill

In a recent interview, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson were asked some interesting questions. They were asked about opinions on the level Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker took the team in their time. Moreover, how they are being looked upon as a part of a generational talent that rarely comes by.

Cameron Brink elaborates on her inner thoughts, saying, “I mean feels kind of insane. I haven’t you know processed all of the emotions but we have so many great vets that will pick up the slack for me and Rickea and they’ve already taught us so much it’s only been day three I know so but it’s surreal and I’m still processing all the crazy emotions.”

Adding her input on this, Rickea Jackson says, “Yeah, I have to agree. Um, just coming in and just being able to lean on vets who are very welcoming, it makes the process easier the transition um I feel like me and Cam, you know I’m so grateful that I came in with her having a player that encourages me and I encourage her and we just you know go off of each other so it’s been pretty cool,” about the kind of rapport she shares with Brink on the team.

Brink and Jackson are stepping with legacies established by Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker with the LA Sparks. Being a huge Parker fan, Jackson talks about how she developed her style of play saying, “Um, you know, Candace is just in her own world like, she is just great to even be in that conversation. Um, it just shows a lot, um you know. Her game has truly inspired mine. She’s a tall player, she’s versatile, she can do a little bit of everything and I feel like that’s what I contribute my game after. So, you know being able to go in her footsteps I feel like I’m just honored and you know, she just retired and she’s just one of the greats and I’m just like in awe of her honestly.”

On the other hand, Cameron Brink is being considered next in line with Lisa Leslie and Nneka Ogwumike as her predecessors. “Hopefully, you know, you can only hope to do half of what they’ve done and so I mean Neka is still going I mean Lisa Leslie I was just blessed enough to win her award in college and she’s a huge idol of mine I think she’s the epitome of doing it both on the court and off the court so I just hope to be half the player they were,” says Brink.

Brink to match her level with big players

In her four-year career at Stanford, Brink amassed 1892 points, 1226 rebounds, and 424 blocks, with her maximum averages surfacing in her senior year. As a result, she won the Lisa Leslie Award for being the best women’s basketball center in the NCAA Division I.

Leslie was a 2x WNBA champion and 8x All-Star in her 12-year career with the Sparks. Moreover, she became the first player to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002.